FM Dipole Antenna - Male "F" connector

The three stars is a conditional rating - if I get an answer to one issue, I'll change it to 5 stars. The issue is with the reception when this external FM antenna is attached to the radio. I bought the "FM Dipole Antenna - Male "F" connector" external FM antenna by MCM Electronics that Amazon recommends with the Sangean WR-15WL radio. With the switch on the back of the radio set to Int (internal antenna), reception is pretty good - at least 20 stations have strong enough signals to make the green tuning LED light. When the switch is switched to Ext and the external antenna is attached, reception becomes poor, with only a few signals strong enough to light the green LED tuning indicator.The literature that ships with the radio recommends a 75 ohm external antenna. The info on Amazon for the FM Dipole Antenna - Male "F" connector by MCM says that this is a 75 ohm antenna. A reviewer responding in the Q&A section for this antenna disputes that, claiming that it's actually a 300 ohm antenna. I read a couple web sites that offer explanations about the different resistances in FM antennae, but I didn't really understand it. So I don't know if I bought a 75 ohm or a 300 ohm antenna, and I don't understand why attaching this FM antenna to the radio makes reception worse, compared to using the radio's internal antenna.

Love listening to the radio but I work in an office with Horrible FM reception. I finally had enough and Purchased both a new radio with an external antenna adapter (Sangean WR-15BK) along with this antenna. Not only can I now pick up the stations that used to be weak, I pick up FM stations my other radio/antenna couldn't even hear. Not a negative but I did have to get creative when mounting it office so it did not look like I had wires running down the wall.

If you're looking at this item, chances are you already know what a dipole FM antenna is. This one is inexpensive, a reasonable length, and provides a molded male "F" connector (like a cable TV connector). So if that's the FM antenna connector that your receiver uses, and provided you don't live in a fringe area, then this the choice for you.

Helped some with reception. I don't fault this antenna, though. I would have given 5 stars if it had solved my problem completely. It appears to be well made and I have used this type of antenna in the past in another setup in the same spot which worked well.I have new equipment and a new media console, now.I tried placing it in many different locations and different directions to no avail. There's just no way, that I can find, to avoid multipath in my current configuration, so I'm a little sad and frustrated, since I'm otherwise happy with my new media equipment and furniture. I'm sure someone with more expertise could find a way past this.Will probably have to have an outdoor or attic antenna installed, but was hoping for a little holiday music now from a particular station (<40 miles away) to brighten up these cold days. I can get this station (with static) in mono, but no way in stereo. But at this price, it was worth a try.If anyone has any simple fixes to shielding this antenna, I would sure appreciate hearing them.

Wow, so before I had a receiver with a 2 wire connection to the back of my garage receiver, got a lot of static but the radio stations still came in sometimes. That receiver burnt out, and I got a used receiver from a friend that didn't get anything but static. I live in the furthest most suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, and this receiver had the need for a push on 75o antenna, this did not do the trick at first (since it screws on) it needed a push on to f adapter, got it at Menards for $1.30.Once I had that, this thing picks up every station crystal clear. I'm beyond happy that I don't need to plug my phone in to get radio stations. Money well spent!

One arm of the antenna was off in the original package. I put it in the Y clamp and squeezed it in place. Now with use both of the antenna arms fell off. This antenna construction is very poor quality. The reception was OK but the antenna fell apart.I would like a new replacement for this antenna. I will be glad to send the old one for your inspection. Poor construction quality but the reception was OK until it fell apart.

This is an unbalanced line, NOT 75 ohms, as you can see in the attached photos. The quality of the antenna is good despite the mislabeled ohms.

Interesting. It is a high quality "double-wire" antenna. Used this on an old Onkyo receiver which I lost it's Dipole Antennna wire in our last move. Seems as good as or better than the OEM cable that came with our receiver. I was able to go from picking up one FM station with no cable to picking up over two-dozen stations in Stereo. Was well worth the 7.79 price tag. Something like this in the big box store would be 14+ bucks. We received it in two-days via Amazon prime. The only thing I did not like was the RG "F" connector was not gold plated, but kind-of knew that by the picture. All-and-all it was a great buy.